Course Description:
The Kubernetes Course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Kubernetes, the industry-leading container orchestration platform. This course covers Kubernetes architecture, deployment strategies, networking, storage, security, and monitoring, enabling learners to manage containerized applications at scale. With a focus on both theory and practical, hands-on labs, students will learn how to configure, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters in various environments, including cloud-native ecosystems like AWS, GCP, and Azure. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to handle production-grade Kubernetes clusters, deploy complex applications, and implement scalable, secure, and highly available microservices architectures.
Course Objectives:
- Understand Kubernetes architecture and concepts.
- Set up Kubernetes clusters on various platforms.
- Deploy and scale containerized applications.
- Manage Kubernetes networking and security policies.
- Handle persistent storage and StatefulSets.
- Automate deployments with Helm and CI/CD.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kubernetes clusters.
Curriculum
- 15 Sections
- 84 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Introduction to Kubernetes3
- Kubernetes Architecture and Components4
- Setting Up a Kubernetes Cluster3
- Kubernetes Objects and Resource Management17
- 4.0Overview of Pod lifecycle
- 4.1Multi-container pods
- 4.2Pod communication
- 4.3Overview of ReplicaSets
- 4.4Scaling Pods
- 4.5Ensuring high availability
- 4.6Overview of Deployments
- 4.7Rolling updates and rollbacks
- 4.8Canary deployments and blue-green deployments
- 4.9Overview of DaemonSets
- 4.10Running pods on every node in a cluster
- 4.11Overview of Jobs and CronJobs
- 4.12Batch processing in Kubernetes
- 4.13Scheduling tasks using CronJobs
- 4.14Overview of ConfigMaps and Secrets
- 4.14Managing environment-specific configurations
- 4.15Storing sensitive data securely
- Networking in Kubernetes9
- 5.0Kubernetes Networking Model
- 5.1Pod-to-Pod communication
- 5.2Cluster IP and Service discovery
- 5.3Overview of Kubernetes Services
- 5.4Types of Kubernetes Services
- 5.5Overview of ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, Headless services
- 5.6Overview of Network Policies
- 5.6Controlling traffic flow between pods
- 5.7Implementing Network Policies for security
- Storage in Kubernetes7
- Security in Kubernetes8
- Scaling and Load Balancing4
- Monitoring, Logging, and Debugging6
- Helm and Package Management5
- Kubernetes Networking with Ingress3
- CI/CD with Kubernetes4
- Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resources4
- Advanced Kubernetes Topics4
- Kubernetes on the Cloud3
